Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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